Apple's Xcode 26.3 integrates Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex, letting AI agents autonomously write, build, and test code—sparking debate over security and the future of software development.

Apple ecosystem developers are now able to use agentic AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic within Xcode.

The update enables developers to use coding agents such as Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly within Xcode to tackle tasks and app creation.

Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex.

Xcode can now connect to external AI coding agents, making it possible to prototype working apps with minimal programming experience.

Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode 26.3, letting Anthropic’s Claude Agent work autonomously inside the IDE via MCP.

Xcode 26.3 adds autonomous AI agents inside the IDE. Agents can build, test, and fix compile errors on their own. New visual checks use screenshots, but device limits remain. Apple today introduced a ...

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